🆚 Cufon vs. Web Font Loader

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Cufon
Web Font Loader

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

Cufon is a discontinued JavaScript library that performs text replacement on web pages, using the canvas element and VML to render fancy fonts.

The Web Font Loader is a JavaScript library that gives you added control when using linked fonts via @font-face.

Headquarters

San Jose, California, United States

Website

cufon.shoqolate.com
GitHub #13

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #157
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #27
Legacy › Rank #29

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Web Font Loader JavaScript library is 29 times more popular than Cufon.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Web Font Loader is more popular than Cufon in all countries.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
France
Spain
Italy
Poland
Australia
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Web Font Loader is more popular than Cufon in all market segments.
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Travel
Entertainment
Health
Software/Hardware

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#17,961
pediatriconcall.com
#19,542
#21,808
#22,028
#23,401
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Name
Rank
#32
#33
#44
#46
#127
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